Knitting



F. G. SEIFARTH.

KNITTING APPLIANCE.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 4. 1918.

1318,4365. Patented Oct. 14,1919,

FREDERICK GEORGE SEIFARTH, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR TO FRANK A.SMITH, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

KNITTING APPLIANCE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented oct. it, 1919.

Application filed January 4, 1918. Serial No. 210,242.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FREDERICK GEORGE SEIFARTH, a citizen of the UnitedStates of America, and a resident of Chicago, county of Cook, and Stateof Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inKnitting Appliances, of which the following is a specification. Thisinvention relates to knitting appliances adapted particularly for manualuse, and the main objects of the invention are to provide means ofimproved form adapted to facilitate greater speed and convenience indoing the kind of knitting work hereinafter described.

The main objects of this invention are to provide knitting means ofimproved form adapted to facilitate greater speed and accuracy; toprovide a knitting device or holder adapted for use with a single needleto roduce either flat or cylindrical fabrics, suc as socks, sweaters, orthe like; to provide a unitary knitting holder comprising a body plateof suitable form and provided with mesh holding arms adapted for formingor stamping from sheet material; to provide a multiple armed holderformed with mesh supports or stop means at or adjacent to the base ofthe arms and formed or provided with means adapted to facilitate properinsertion and manipulation of the needle in knitting; and to provide ina knitting device of the character described a plurahty of arms mutuallyrelated and formed to prevent accidental dropping of meshes or stitches.

Several illustrative embodiments of this invention are shown in theaccompanying drawings, in which:

Figure 1 is an axial section of a knitting device or holder.

Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the embodiment illustrated by Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a plan of a disk-shaped or discoidal form of knitting holder.7

Fig. 4 is a cross section on the line 44 of Fig. 3.

Fig. 5 is a plan of the back s1de of the embodiment shown in Fig. 3.

Fig. 6 is an axial section of a large annular form of holder adapted foruse in knitting socks and the like.

Fig. 7 is a perspective View of a rectllinear form of holder adapted forknitting flat fabrics.

Fig. 8 is a perspective view of a needle adapted for use in connectionwith any of the foregoing embodiments.

Fig. 9 is a cross section showing a modified form adapted forsubstitution in either of Figs. 6 and 7, the tips of the arms beingformed to prevent. removal of the work by mere pulling on the yarn orother material.

In the embodiment shown in Fig. l, the knitting holder 1 comprises aflat centrally apertured disk or annulus 2, preferably made of sheetmetal, and a handle 3 to which the annulus is attached, said annulusbeing provided with upstanding arms or mesh holders 4, and the handlebeing tubular in shape and disposed coaxially with said annulus. Saidparts may be fastened together by any suitable means, preferably in theform of downwardly projecting brads 5 struck out from the sheet materialcomprised by the annulus, three such brads being well adapted to holdthe parts together as shown in Fig. 2.

In order to best facilitate operation of the 7 on said arms respectivelymay the more definitely and positively tend to stay in their normalposition at the angle formed by said arms 4 with the inwardly projectingpart 7 of the annulus proper.

The apertures or indentations 8 in the annulus between said arms areeach considerably wider than the working point of the needle to be used,and provide ready access therefor. The upper ends or tips of the armsare turned abruptly outward, as at 9, so as to positively preventdropping of stitches or accidental removal or escape of the meshes fromthe holder before the work is finished.

When in use the knitted fabric, such as shown in Fig. 4, hangs in thecylindrical passage or guideway 10, which is made flaring at the upperend as at 11, so that the upper end face 12 of the handle may registersubstantially with the main body part of the annulus 2, and so avoidblocking the needle working apertures 8.

Referring to the embodiment shown in Figs. 3 and 1, the holder as awhole is rather flat and discoidal in shape, and in the form shown itsgeneral form is double convex. This embodiment comprises a pair ofammlus members 13 and 1t disposed side by side, that is to say, one overthe other coaxially, and in spaced relation, the outer edge parts beingconnected rigidly. The front or upper annulus 13 may be made mainly likethe corresponding face part 2 of Fig. 1.

The outer edges of the front and back members 13 and 11 are connected bya flaring ring-like strip or band 15, the inner front edge of which iscrimped or turned inwardly to overlap the outer edge of the face plate13, the outer edge being positively interlocked with the back plate 1 1.The said front plate is held in its spaced relation respecting the backplate by means of the lugs or arms 16, similar to the brads 5 of Fig. 1.serving as braces instead of fasteners. The back plate 11 is overlaidwith a sheet of suitable finishing material 17, preferably thin sheetcelluloid. The inner edge of the celluloid is crimped over thecorresponding edge of the back plate as at 18. The outer edge of thecelluloid is turned up over the outer peripheral flange 19 of the backplate and turned in between said flange and the ring 15, thus providinga very neat and workmanlike appearance as well as a strong and durableconstruction. The face plate 13 is apertured centrally and provided withupstanding arms 20 corresponding in character and purpose with the arms4; of Fig.1. Said arms are provided with outwardlyturned tips or heads21, to prevent accidental release of the fabric to be held. Apertures 22are provided between the arms 20 to give ready access for the needle 6substantially as in the device of Fig. 2. When in use the mesh-es 23 aresupported on said arms and the main body of the fabric 24: feedsdownward through the central aperture as the work progresses. Thisembodiment is adapted to serve well as an inexpensive advertisingnovelty.

In the device shown in Fig. 6, the invention is embodied in a commercialform of holder suitable for knitting socks and the like. In thisinstance there is Provided a ring-shaped frame or body part 28, whichmay be made of wood or any other suitable material. and an arm bearingpart 29 mounted thereon, the latter part preforably being of the natureof sheet material and being attached to the inner face of the riug2s andprovided wit-h arms 30 extendsmooth working face free from sharp edges,

such as might injure the meshes.

The part is ring-shaped, and is apertured as at the points 32 betweenthe arms 30. The body part or ring 28 is also apertured as at 32 inregistry with the inner ring apertures. The upper face of the ring 28between the apertures 32 extends inward to the arms 30 andthereby'provides shoulders 28 whereon the corresponding meshes may restand thereby support the fabric in a manner adapted to facilitateefiicient operation of the needle 6 when the device is in use. The saidinner ring 29 may be made by cutting up long strips or stock punchingsinto suitable lengths so that when one of same is bent into cylindricalshape the ends may be brazed together or the abutting ends, as shown at33, may be secured by means of screws 3%, such as are used also forfastening the ring 29 in place within the frame rin 28.

In order that this form of knitting holder may be convenientlysupported, especially when made in the larger sizes, provision is madefor attaching legs 35 which may be of suitable length to hold the ring28 at a convenient height above the table or other support. Said legsmay fit interchangeably in sockets 35'.

In the embodiment shown in Fig. 7, the construction. is substantiallylike that shown in Fig. 6, except that the holder instead of being madecircular is made straight. In this instance the holder comprises a rodor bar 36 of any desired length corresponding with the width of thefabric to be knitted. On one side of said rod is attached the sheetmetal strip or punching 37 formed with upstanding arms 38 having heads39 corresponding with the similar parts shown on Fig. 6. The rod 36 andplate 37 are so formed as to provide indentations or recesses 40 betweenthe arms 38, in order to facilitate insertion of the needle, the meshesbeing supported on the shoulders 41 back of the arms 38 and between therecesses 40.

The embodiment of Fig. 6 though designed primarily for round or tubularfabrics may of course be used for knitting fiat goods by knitting backand forth on the series of arms 30, or such part thereof as may bedesired, substantially as on the device of Fig. 7.

The embodiments of Figs; 1 to 5 are adapted mainly for use aseducational toys and advertising specialties, but Figs. 6 and may carryadvertising or educational matter or other legends as may bedesiredeither on the face, back, or sides.

Although several embodiments of this invention are herein. shown anddescribed, it

will be understood that numerous details of the constructions shown maybe altered or omitted without departing from the spirit of thisinvention as defined by the following claims.

1. A lmitting device of the character described, comprising a frame orbody part having upstanding arms disposed in a series along an edgethereof adapted for supporting the meshes of the fabric knitted,apertures being provided between said arms and back of the points ofsupport adapted to facilitate insertion and due manipulation of aneedle.

A device of the character described,

comprising a mesh supporting member adapted for formation from sheetmaterial, said member having a series of upstanding arms on one edge,shoulders at or adjacent to the base of said arms whereon the meshes mayrest, and apertures between said shoulders adapted to facilitate entryof aneedle.

3. A device of the character described, comprising a frame provided witha series of arms adapted to hold the several meshes on one edge ofthefabric, means for holding the meshes in-a definite position with respectto said arms, and a needle adapted for insertion between said arms forforming meshes,

apertures being provided between said arms below and back of the meshholding points for admitting said needle. 7

4. A knitting device of the character described, comprising incombination a supporting base part and a flat sheet metal work-holdingpart fastened thereon, the latter part having a serrated working edgeformed with upwardly turned work-holding points and alternately arrangedrecesses whereby use of the needle is facilitated.

Signed at Chicago this 29th day of December, 1917.

FREDERICK GEORGE SEHARTH.

